abrage22 wrote:well Ortiz i think will put up the best numbers out of all three of these guys, but since he's only DH eligible i'd rank them as this:

PrinceHowardOrtiz (still maybe 1st round guy)

Ortiz started 7 games at 1B... he's 1B eligible in most leagues. In a redraft, Ortiz is the best bet of these three guys I think. Prince could be great, but I'd like to see him do it over a longer stretch before I take him in the first. Howard obviously is a great bet for 40-120, but probably about a .280 average. I understand about Papi's knee, but he had a great year with it clearly bothering him last year, and now it should have been fixed by the surgery. I can see his power returning and him batting .300+. I think he's the best play by a decent margin. I'd go:

PapiPrinceHoward

"The government cannot give to anyone anything that it does not first take from someone else"

There is a pretty good debate on Fielder vs. Howard on ESPN in their "Heaters" sections.Basically the knock on Howard is his K's and contact rate...the knock on Fielder is his poor physical condition, which isn't going to get any better.

My league uses on base %, so Howard helps me more...but it is very close...

pokerplaya wrote:Does everyone still think Pujols is # 1 in a keeper? If he were to have the surgery, you'd still pick him over Prince/Howard knowing you might not get much out of him this year?

Assuming it's a first time draft and he still goes in the 5-10 range, I wouldn't draft Pujols in a keeper either, doesn't make any sense not to go for the win in the first year when you don't know where you stand yet.

pokerplaya wrote:Does everyone still think Pujols is # 1 in a keeper? If he were to have the surgery, you'd still pick him over Prince/Howard knowing you might not get much out of him this year?

Assuming it's a first time draft and he still goes in the 5-10 range, I wouldn't draft Pujols in a keeper either, doesn't make any sense not to go for the win in the first year when you don't know where you stand yet.

If you know for sure he is going to have the surgery then no, you don't take him ahead of Prince and the gang.